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Licences to release non-native species into the wild
The signs of foot and mouth disease, what to do if you suspect it in your animals and measures to prevent its spread.
Find out how you could do the SFI actions for farmland wildlife on arable and horticultural land.
Environment Secretary Thérèse Coffey discusses UK ambition to tackle the illegal wildlife trade in Singapore.
Rules to follow if you’re moving animals or animal products from one country to another and transiting through Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales), known as ‘landbridge’ movements.
Apply for a licence to import live animals (not pet dogs, cats and ferrets).
Use a general licence for activities that carry a low risk to the conservation or welfare of a protected species.
Apply to control wild birds for air safety, conservation, public health and safety or to prevent disease or agricultural damage.
The Globe Centre, is a probation contact centre, within the North West region.
Technical advice and guidance for licence holders.
Find out how you could do the SFI actions for farmland wildlife on improved grassland.
Monitoring for major, notifiable or new and emerging animal disease outbreaks internationally and in the UK.
Find out which birds and animals may be spared from culling during an outbreak of an exotic animal disease.
Find out the measures the UK and EC are taking to reduce fishing industry threats to marine life, such as overfishing, finning, and bycatch
What happens when Rural Payments Agency field officers visit your holding, including checks on tagging, holding registers and movement records.
Check if your import, export or re-export needs a permit or certificate under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).
Find out how to sell wild birds and animals legally and safely, and what licences you need to get.
When to follow Balai rules to import animals and germinal products to Great Britain from EU and non-EU countries.
Find out how you can control pests on your property - help from professionals, methods you can and cannot use, protecting wildlife, getting a wildlife licence
What you need to do if you find, own or look after a listed invasive non-native (alien) animal in England and Wales.
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